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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two kids got on from Langley this year. I think both had major leadership roles and at least one had a non profit. [/quote]

Two out of hundreds from the top ranked public high school in the county and state.  Not exactly reassuring.

A friend's niece got into Stanford a couple years ago from one of the lowest ranked FCPSs -- one that most posters here would advise people not to move to.  White, UMC, etc., with very, very strong stats.  But a legacy.[/quote]

It wasn’t intended to be reassuring. Everyone knows the chances are slim for even the best students.

Your friend’s niece benefited from her low ranked school.   In two ways: less competition so easier to be a standout and two, colleges like to feel like they’re pulling a kid from poverty.  Even if she’s the one rich kid in school,  Stanford (or Harvard or wherever) gets to put a feather in their cap for taking a kid from a high FARM school or whatever the high school title 1 equivalent is. This is actually a hook. All things being equal on their applications, the kid from a title 1 type of school has a better chance than a kid from Langley. [/quote]

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